Hébé By Edouard Drouot (1859-1945)

Very beautiful old edition bronze with double patina, golden and brown, representing Hebe and the eagle of Jupiter. Hébé is depicted holding a cup, a reference to her role as servant of the gods. She was the daughter of Zeus and Hera, and is depicted offering nectar and ambrosia to Zeus' eagle. The eyes of the eagle are encrusted with 2 turquoise stones. the sculpture is signed on the back of the base. The naturalist plinth is raised on a stepped plinth which bears, at the front, a title plate inscribed HÉBÉ Par E. Drouot (Hors Concours). The sculpture is 77cm high. Circa 1900. Edouard Drouot was born in Sommevoire in 1859 and studied in Paris with Mathurin Moreau. He began to exhibit at the Salon of 1889 winning a third class medal at the Salon of 1892 and an honorable mention at the Universal Exhibition of 1900. He specialized in allegorical and mythological figures such as current bronze. Related literature: P. Kjellberg Les Bronzes Du XIX Siècle, pages 291-294.